Commercialization of Organ Transplants

Commercialization of Organ Transplants.

There is a shortage of organs for donation internationally. Human cells and tissue are becoming extremely valuable in biotechnological research. These developments have led to a recent debate in the ethical and legal implications of selling body parts. Since the first successful transplant of unrelated persons in 1962, the demand for human parts has always exceeded the supply. Currently, many parts of the world have the trade of body parts is restricted the business of body parts.

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However, many have presented proposals claiming that people should be allowed to sell body parts and receive financial compensation. The need for organs will continue to grow, and as long as commercialization of organs does not take place, this will lead to the death of many lives. This debate has raised much concern in public and the medical field in general. If commercialization of body parts becomes legal, then there is a high likelihood that the rich will exploit the poor and take advantage of the situation. Further, buying and selling of body organs have ethical implications that make it unacceptable (Kanniyakonil, 2005).

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